The Accenture Technology Vision 2018, is the companys’s annual tech trends report. People have talked for the last few years about the accelerating pace of technology change, and the same drivers continue: compute, storage and network are asymptotically approaching zero – at a rapid, exponential pace. It’s easy to become ‘numb’ in the face of …
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Smart frontier under scrutiny in talks to put legal wrapper around political fudge. I was interviewed by Financial Times the other day on how to handle Customs processes pot-Brexit. The interview was included inbthis article published esröier this week in FT. My point is that it is possible, within interntional law and standards, in …
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The Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) regime is starting to take off around the world in its new shape and paradigm of holistic Trusted Trader programmes. There are now a number of countries with modern AEO / Trusted Trader Concepts of a new modern design, ready to secure and facilitate global trade. These new programmes …
I have never been a fanatic in cars, but in many ways understand those who are. There are few feelings better than sittimg on your own in a great car driving the highway all alone at sunrise. I grew up with Forumla 1 when the racing circus was the biggest sport thing around. Drivers …
My country Sweden is doing well in the winter Olympic Games in PyeongChang in South Korea. Official Medal Count table for the 2018 Olympics in Korea. Find out how many gold, silver and bronze medals each country has won. The 2018 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XXIII Olympic Winter Games and more commonly …
Independent writes that the Institute of Directors says the deal would facilitate the flow of goods across UK-EU borders, but also allow UK to forge its own trade agreements. Business leaders have proposed that the UK introduces what they describe as a “hybrid” trade deal post-Brexit, ensuring that key industries can remain competitive while …
There are few people who has been so close to flying free in the air as snowboard and skateboard superstar Shaun White from United States. The highlight of the winter Olympics so far, is that today Tony Hawks’ disciple Mr. 100 (the only 100 points man in the sport) – Shaun White – won …
There are some really great people that have impacted many of us. We call them the modern thinkers, the philosophers of our time. Our Aristotle or Plato, Heidegger or Descarte. We have also had people like Gandhi, MLK and Mandela. Not to be forgotten is John Lennon. He was a pop or rockstar, yes. …
South Korea and Sweden are the most innovative countries in the world, according to a league table covering everything from the concentration of tech companies to the number of science and engineering graduates. The index on innovative countries highlights South Korea’s position as the economy whose companies filed the most patents in 2017. Bloomberg, …
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The Winter Olympic Games 2018 in PyeongChang Korea has started – and how it started. Charlotte Kalla from Sweden took the first Olympic Gold of the Games by winning the Skiathlon race today. The 30-year-old beat defending champion Marit Bjoergen by 7.8 seconds but the Norwegian still became the most decorated female Winter Olympian …
Hugh Bennett is Deputy Editor at BrexitCentral and he wrote yesterday the following article, quoting my report from European Parliament on Brexit. This is the opening of the article: It has been a mystifying spectacle to witness the fresh wave of doom-mongering over the future of the Irish border and the Good Friday Agreement …
Manchester United hope Zlatan Ibrahimovic will return to first-team action before end of month. The Swedish legend has been sidelined with a knee problem since United’s Boxing Day draw at home to Burnley. The red devils decided not to rush him back to let him work on his core fitness in the gym. The …
Downing Street has ruled out involvement in a customs union with the European Union amid confusion over government policy as Theresa May prepares for a crucial week of talks. After the exposure of divisions between ministers over the UK’s future relationship with the EU, an official source said: “It is not our policy to …
Just as electricity transformed the way industries functioned in the past century, artificial intelligence — the science of programming cognitive abilities into machines — has the power to substantially change society in the next 100 years. AI is being harnessed to enable such things as home robots, robo-taxis and mental health chatbots to make …
The Philadelphia Eagles won the Super Bowl for the first time after beating Tom Brady’s New England Patriots 41-33 in an extraordinary encounter in Minneapolis. On a night when records tumbled and the expected norms of an NFL game went out the window, the Eagles – led majestically by quarterback Nick Foles – produced …
I have had a weekend in Manchester with the family, visiting my youngest daughter who lives here. We also went to The Theatre of Dreams, Old Trafford. Manchester United beat Huddersfiled 2-0. We also met with my daughters boyfriend and his family. Great people and a great weekend
The secret of Ikea’s hot dog with five-span bread is written down in Ingvar Kamprad’s testament – and behind the low price is a philosophy hidden. “I proposed to the Executive Board that we would sell sausages for five kronor (approx 50 cents). They looked at me with anxiety and amazement, Ingvar Kamprad told …
I have travelled to the beautiful city of Kiev in Ukraine. Sweden and Ukraine are very close and there has always been good relations between the two countries – being almost neighbors, sharing the yellow/blue colours. I have had the fortune to visit Ukraine many times. Now I am back for some meetings. I …
On Sunday four times European Champions Sweden played Spain in the final of EHf Handball Euro 2018 Championship in Croatia. After defeat in four previous finals, Spain have finally ended their hoodoo as they won the European handball championship with a victory over Sweden in Sunday’s final. A rampant Spain, the oldest team of …
We just finalized two days with Core Experts & Consultants from KGH Global Consulting st our Stratehägic Planning Conference 2018 in Copenhagen. Super Team. Great Days. We build the future!
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